Five wounded in Stockton shootings

STOCKTON – Five people were wounded in three separate shootings in a span of less than seven hours, the Stockton Police Department reported Monday.

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STOCKTON – Five people were wounded in three separate shootings in a span of less than seven hours, the Stockton Police Department reported Monday.

-- About 4:55 p.m., police responded to the report of a shooting in the 600 block of East Oak Street. When officers arrived, they found a man lying in a hallway stairwell suffering from gunshot wounds. The shooter fled before police arrived. The victim was taken to a hospital. The shooter was described as a 5-foot-10 black male in his late teens or early 20s with a medium build.

-- About 5:53 p.m., a man was shot in the leg near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Grant Street. The victim got into his car and as he fled, he collided with two other vehicles. The victim and the occupants of the two cars were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The suspects were described as two men in dark clothing.

-- About 11:44 p.m., police responded to a report that three people had been shot in the 600 block of Astor Drive. The victims were taken to a hospital, where two had non-life-threatening injuries and a third was in serious condition. No suspect information was provided.